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United States Patent GARMENT Mable T. Page, Kansas City, Mo.

Application October 15, 1953, Serial No. 386,225

2 Claims. (Cl. 2-105) This invention relates to garments and method ofmaking the same, particularly garments of the type having sleeves. Theprincipal object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivegarment structure that is adaptable to various styles and designs.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sleeved garment whichmay be composed of a single piece of material, and having only one seam.

It is also an object of the invention to provide a garment suitable forvarious sized and shaped figures thereby reducing the stock sizes.

In accomplishing these and other objects of the invention, I haveprovided an improved structure, the preferred forms of which areillustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a garment which is fastened at the frontand constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the cut of the material from which thegarment is formed.

Fig. 3 is a similar view showing the first step in folding the material.

Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3 and showing the second folding step.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing placement of the stitching afterfolding.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing one manner of finishing the neck,front and waist portions of the garment.

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 6 but showing a modified form of theinvention.

Fig. 8 is a similar view showing reduction of the material at the sidesand under the sleeves of the garment which results from the cut of thegarment illustrated in Fig. 7.

Fig. 9 is a perspective view of a garment constructed in accordance withthe present invention, but fastened down the back.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

1 designates a garment constructed in accordance with the presentinvention and includes a back portion 2, right and left front portions 3and 4, and sleeves 5 and 6. The garment has a neck opening, a waistportion and is open at the front as indicated at 7.

The garment is preferably formed of a single piece of material 8, cut toa substantially rectangular shape as shown in Fig. 2. In providing apiece of material 8 for a given size, the width, as indicated by thedimension x in the drawing, is such as to provide the desired fullness.Variation in the width regulates the fullness of the garment and thelength of the sleeves 5 and 6.

To provide greater fullness and longer sleeves, the width x is increasedand short-sleeved, tighter fitting garments are provided by shorteningthe "x dimension. Looseness under the sleeves 5 and 6 may be reduced byshaping the folded piece of material as shown in Fig. 7 and later to bedescribed.

The length of the material designated by dimension y in Fig. 2corresponds with the body measurement from the nape of the neck to thewaist line doubled, plus the waist measurement, the measurement beingtaken over the shoulder at the side of the neck. This measurement isnecessary because one of the longitudinal side edges 9 and 10 of thematerial constitute the perimeter of the neck, side edges 11 and 12 ofthe front portions 3 and 4, and the waist 8.

The sleeves 5 and 6 of the garment are formed by folding oppositecorners 13 and 14 of the material on a diagonal, folds 15 and 16bisecting the opposite corners 17 and 18 to bring end edges 19 and 20 ofthe material into registry with the longitudinal edge 9, as shown inFigs. 3 and 4, to give a triangular formation as shown in Fig. 5. Theregistering edges are then stitched together substantially along thelength thereof, as indicated by the line of stitching designated 21 inFig. 5. If desired, the terminal points 17 and 18 may be cut off asindicated at 22 and 23, Fig. 5 to provide the sleeve openings 24 and 25of the garment. If pointed cuffs are desired, the points of the materialmay be retained by being turned reversely over the sleeve portions.

The facing edges 26 and 27 of the basic garment, may be faced or hemmedin any suitable manner, for example as indicated by the stitched lines28 and 29. One of the hems may be provided with fastening devices suchas buttons 30 and the opposite hem with button holes 31, whereby frontportions 3 and 4 of the garment may be secured together.

The garment is applied to the person and worn in the usual manner byextending the arms into the front opening and through the sleeves 5 and6 after which the garment is drawn up over the shoulder and around theneck and waist, after which the buttons are connected with the buttonholes to close the front as shown in Fig. 1.

The triangular front portions provide fullness under the arms and at thesides of the garment as indicated at 32 and 33. As above stated, thisfullness may be changed as desired by selecting the width of thematerial, for example the dimension x."

If less fullness is required or desired, the registering edges, of thefolded material, are curved substantially on an are 34, as shown in Fig.7. Otherwise, the construction of the garment is identical with thatillustrated in the preferred form of the invention. In this instance,when the garment is worn, the under-arm portions assume a hollow curveas indicated at 35 and 36, Fig. 8.

The construction of the form of invention shown in Fig. 9 is identicalwith the formation shown in Fig. 2, with the exception that the piece ofmaterial is made of a suitable size to provide the length required for agarment opening at the back. In measuring the material for this form ofthe invention, the measurement is taken from the front of the neckacross the shoulder and down the back, doubled to provide the two sidesof the garment, after which the waist measure is added thereto. Theresult is the length of the material required.

The invention is particularly adapted to the use of jersey, knitted andstretchy materials although more rigid materials may be used if greaterfullness is allowed for in cutting the material.

It is obvious that pieces may be added to the length or width of thematerial to obtain sufficient material or for decoration purposes; forexample in using different materials in different colors to providetrimming or for various panel elfects.

It is also obvious that collars of various shapes, hoods, or the likemay be attached to the neck portion of the garment. It is also obviousthat various belts or the like may be attached to the waist portion ofthe basic garment without departing from the spirit of the invention.

From the foregoing, it is obvious that I have provided a simple andinexpensive basic garment, that is adaptable to various styles anddesigns and, due to the fullness thereof, may be adapted to differentsized persons thereby permitting a small number of stock sizes to fitpersons of various sizes and shapes.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment having back, front and sleeves all formed of an elongatedgenerally rectangular body with corners at one longitudinal side of saidbody being folded diagonally through the corners at the opposite side tobring end edges of said body in coextensive relation with thelongitudinal edge of the said other side of the body, stitchingconnecting said coextensive edges from a point intermediate saidlongitudinal edge to termination points spaced from outer ends thereofwhereby the folded corners cooperate with the remainder of said body informing the front, back and sleeves of the garment, fastening meansspaced apart on said other longitudinal edge in substantially equallydisposed relation from the center lit point of said first namedlongitudinal edge to form the waist portion of the garment therebetweenand spaced from the ends of said other longitudinal edge to form theside edges of the neck opening for the garment, said folds forming theunder sides of said sleeves and diverging upwardly from said waist toarm openings formed in said sleeves by the termination of saidstitching.

2. A garment as described in claim 1 with the said coextensive edgescurves inwardly toward said other longitudinal edge to reduce thefullness of material on under sides of the sleeves.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,963,659 Gregory June 19, 1934 2,454,208 Richman Nov. 16, 19482,603,788 Page July 22, 1952

